inexpensive gaming build?

[rashakl]

I'm kinda new at selecting the parts for a computer. have a general idea, but my searching skills are that of a blind armless man. my price range is about 600 - 750, I pretty much just want it to be able to run "Spore"... well. so what I would like to know is if I need to change my range, and what hardware I should be looking at. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[pcgamer12]

Try to get a 8800GT about $140 or even better a 4850 about $200. I assume this is for tower only? Meaning:
-case
-motherboard
-hard drive
-graphics card
-power supply unit
-optical drive
-random access memory
-processor (included heat sink fan)

 

[pcgamer12]

try building it yourself to get the most performance out of it. I'd start at a budget of $750 and maybe bumping it up to $800 if it means a lot of performance.

 

[SuicideSilence]

I doubt he will be able to afford a 4850. If you can though, it would be great!
Can you specify what you want in the computer? ie: mouse/keyboard/moniter/os needed?

 

[dirtmountain]

Stuff tossed together from Newegg. New P43/P45 motherboard without reviews or much info though. About $675 after shipping and rebates, but no operating system
Case- a cheaper Coolermaster 330RC- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115
Mobo- a Biostar P43- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138122
CPU- an Intel E7200 wolfdale http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052
Memory- 4GB of A-data DDR2 800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211282
PSU- Antec Eathwatts 500w- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007
GPU- EVGA 8800GT dual slot cooler- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130359
HD- Seagate 7200.11 500GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
DVD burner- Liteon http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106263

 

[SuicideSilence]

^^Looks like a good list. But I have not hear too many good things from biostar. Gigabyte or Asus would be a better choice.
Something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347&Tpk=gigabyte%2bp43

And this memory is more reputable and is the same price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

Everything else looks good though!

 

[dirtmountain]

You can shave another $60+ by going with a 8800GS GPU which is still a decent card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130332
no arguments about SS changes either.

 

[BlackKnight7891]

i would stick with the 8800gt its a very sturdy card for the price

 

[dirtmountain]

Saw a Zotac 8800GTS 512 for $146.99 after rebate here. http://fxvideocards.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-8800-GTS-G92-512MB-ZT-88SES2P-FSP-256-bit-GDDR3-PCI-Express-2.0-x16-HDCP-Ready-SLI-ZOTAC-Video-Card-p-16280.html who would have thought such a great card for that price ?

 

[resonance451]

3850's a good video card. match that with a dual core, low capacity hard drive and centurion case or something like that and you could have a winner for fairly cheap.

pretty soon it's going to be very feasible to make a sub-$1000 quad core monster as well..

 

[rashakl]

I was intending to build it myself, and that is just an estimated range for now, I was intending to run vista, not sure which (i was gonna chose that when I am actually spending the money) I figure the keyboard and mouse don't really matter, and I can borrow a temporary monitor from a friend until i can afford a more permanent one. All I care about right now is the tower.

 

[evongugg]

If you can afford it, this is good:

BIOSTAR TPower I45 Breaks FSB World Record with 725MHz on e8500

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138118&Tpk=BIOSTAR%2bTPower%2bI45

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzMyODMsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE=

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

If I were going with the 8800 gs, I think I'd look at something like this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150295

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130333

Those are overclocked versions of the 8800 gs, according to benchmarks they should be able to run close to the speed of a 9600gt, which is not too much slower than the 8800gt. You may not get as much performance, but then, after rebate your only paying 100 bucks or so.